Description
Europe is investing billions of euros to accelerate the green transition. But an essential question remains largely unanswered: who ultimately benefits from this unprecedented flow of public money? Ties of Silence investigates the networks behind climate-transition funding in Czechia. Combining investigative journalism with cutting-edge social science, the project explores how relationships among policymakers, public institutions, companies, and interest groups shape the allocation of resources intended to support decarbonization. The project brings together experienced journalists from Czech Radio and researchers from Masaryk University to examine not only where climate-transition funds go, but also how decisions are made and who holds influence within the broader climate-policy landscape. Using network analysis and data-driven investigation, the team seeks to uncover patterns of coordination, access, and advantage that are often difficult for citizens to observe.
“By integrating rigorous scientific methods with public-interest reporting, we aim to make visible the hidden structures through which climate funding flows, helping the public better understand who benefits from the green transition and how public resources shape its future.” — Harald Waxenecker, Masaryk University researcher, Department of International Relations and European Studies
Project Team
Media outlet
Samizdat, s.r.o. / The Czech Radio Data Team
Praha 2, Czech Republic
https://samizdat.cz/
Petr Kočí
Data journalist
Czech Republic
Research organisation
Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies, Department of International Relations and European Studies
Brno, Czech Republic
https://www.muni.cz/en/
Petr Ocelík
Associate professor
Czech Republic
- Jan Boček (lead journalist) | Harald Waxenecker (lead scientist)
